Cyclist Julien Bernard fined for kissing wife during Tour de France ( www.bbc.com )
Cycling's governing body says the fine is for "unseemly or inappropriate behaviour".
No leap seconds added to universal time in 2024, IERS says ( www.datacenterdynamics.com )
No leap second will be added to universal time in 2024, the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) has announced.
Turf houses: Iceland's original 'green' buildings ( www.bbc.com )
Known as "torfbæir", these ingeniously designed homes helped settle one of Europe's least-hospitable environments.
Josh Johnson: Presidential Debate Breakdown ( www.youtube.com )
Pranksters reveal odes to Putin were Russian translations of Nazi verse ( www.theguardian.com )
Patriotic poems published under invented name of Gennady Rakitin were embraced as examples of ‘Z poetry’